Archive for December, 2009

Photo of the Day: Hot Water
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Photo of the Day: Hot Water

Nothing like a hot water bottle on a cold winter day.

Holiday 2009: Know Thy Limit
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Holiday 2009: Know Thy Limit

Now that I’m 10 pounds heavier, I hope all of you celebrated with good food wherever you were and with whomever. I had a quiet, lovely holiday with Cake Mountain Man and our dear friend, L. Our Christmas dinner was capped by L’s Cornish Game Hens with homemade gravy and butternut squash stuffing… …and his [...]

Photo of the Day:  Glittery Holiday
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Photo of the Day: Glittery Holiday

Culinary Traditions:   Cinnamon Buns
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Culinary Traditions: Cinnamon Buns

Before having my own children, my mother was responsible for managing/sustaining family tradition and for demonstrating its relationship to our identity and ancestry.  As a child, I had limited concern for the significance of many things, including tradition.  As long as the event/custom/tradition/whatever involved good times, I was set. Well, I still enjoy good times, [...]

Photo of the Day: Sweet Clementine
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Photo of the Day: Sweet Clementine

Clementine, oh, clementine!

Christmas Kale
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Christmas Kale

I apologize for the quality (or lack thereof) of the photo…only had my phone with me, and I wanted to share this quick easy awesome recipe BEFORE next week’s holiday festivities in case you are looking for a great side for Christmas or got “stuck” making the greens. I tested this with 103 random people, [...]

Photo of the Day: Organic Ramen
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Photo of the Day: Organic Ramen

Those of you who have been following know my weakness is ramen. LOVE ramen even though I cringe whenever I open those little packets of what looks like was scraped off the bottom of a boot…so I was delighted to find an organic version! Koyo! They’re pretty tasty and I feel MUCH better about eating [...]

Julia's Golden Globe: Baked Stuffed Pumpkin
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Julia’s Golden Globe: Baked Stuffed Pumpkin

The Golden Globe nominees were announced today and Julie & Julia was one of the films honored. If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s a wonderful inspiration that it’s never too late to find your passion. In honor of Julia as well as the last days of autumn, I decided to try an easy way to [...]

Photo of the Day: Kid's Meal
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Photo of the Day: Kid’s Meal

ZomppaTonija’s little one’s meal of juicy steak and Fruit Loops. Why not?

Seeing Purple: Purple Potatoes and TV with a Mission
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Seeing Purple: Purple Potatoes and TV with a Mission

One of my favorite books as a child (and still is today) is Harold and the Purple Crayon. For those of you who are not familiar, it’s the story by Crockett Johnson of little Harold who uses his purple crayon to draw his adventures – it’s a lovely story about imagination, creativity, and making possibilities [...]